Obituaries

Mavis A. Matti was born to Lydia and Albert Rossi on Dec. 9, 1918 in Milton Township, Dodge County, Minn. Mavis attended school in West Concord and graduated in 1936. She married Victor Matti in 1938 and they farmed in the Concord area.
Mavis worked at the Mayo Clinic for 23 years. She retired in...

Marie Louise Kaufeld passed away peacefully, in the company of family members, on March 12, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 90 years old and a resident of the Rose Court memory care facility of Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson, Minn.
Marie was born to Frank and...

Raymond was born Nov. 13, 1929, in Northfield, Minn., the son of Charles and Marie (Drentlaw) Taylor.
He was raised near Randolph and graduated from high school. All the while growing up, Ray worked alongside his father on the family farm.
He was united in marriage to Mary Bresnahan on Aug. 23...

Harriet Jester of Dodge Center passed away peacefully at Fairview Care Center on Jan. 27, 2017.
Harriet was born on Jan. 28, 1935 in Rochester, Minn., the daughter of Lester and Luella. She grew up on a farm in Olmsted County where she met Theodore Singfiel. They were married and raised six...

Joseph W. Waugh, age 60, of Stewartville, Minn., passed away peacefully at his home on Friday March 31, 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was sur-rounded by his loving family.Joseph Wesley Waugh was born on March 28, 1957 in Rochester, Minn. to Kenneth and Fern (Blauer) Waugh. He...

Leona R. Blatti, 101, of Kasson and formerly of rural Mantorville, died March 31, 2017, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center of natural causes. She enjoyed her friends and activities while living at Sunwood Manor during the last three years.
She was born Sept. 1, 1915, to Josephine and Charles...

Betty Lavaine Wohlfiel , 83 of Kasson, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center.
She was born Aug. 15, 1933 to Edwin and Helma Ness in rural Dodge County, Minn. On Feb. 27, 1952 she was united in marriage to Melvin L. Kramer. They had two daughters, Bonnie and...

Ann Denise Bradford, 63, of Mantorville, passed away on March 31, 2017, at Mayo Clinic Hospital St. Marys Campus in Rochester, due to complications of heart surgery.
Ann was born on May 10, 1953, the daughter of Robert and Jean (Boker) Swallain Fort Dodge, Iowa. Ann was united in marriage to...

Dennis Wayne Nelson, age 75, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at his resi-dence in Waltham, Minn.
Dennis was born Jan. 3, 1942 in Hartley, Iowa to William and Ruth (Steuck) Nelson, the oldest of two children. He graduated from Hayfield High School in 1960. On Aug. 8, 1964 Dennis married...

Charlotte Nelson, age 90, of Gilbert, Ariz., formerly of West Concord, Minn., passed away on March 15, 2017.
Charlotte was born Jan. 6, 1927, and graduated from Madelia High School and Hamline University. She married Harry Nelson in 1949. She taught in New Brighton Public Schools and at Martin...